In Pursuit of Twm Carnabwth – Original Leader of the Rebecca Rioters, The

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Yr astudiaeth fanwl gyntaf i gefndir Thomas Rees a’r rhan a chwaraeodd ym mudiad y Becca yng ngorllewin Cymru yng nghanol y 19eg ganrif. Gosodir digwyddiadau yn eu cyd-destun cymdeithasol a hanesyddol, a chyflwynir tystiolaeth o gof gwerin ac o gyhoeddiadau Cymraeg nas astudiwyd cyn hyn.
The first detailed study of Thomas Rees/Twm Carnabwth and his part in the mid-19th century Rebecca Riots in west Wales. Events are seen in their social and historical context, with information drawn from the folk memory and Welsh-language publications which have not previously been studied.